An Error in the Stars || Undertale AUs [Abandoned]

2.6) Plans and Preparation

Drama! Action! Bloodshed?- wait no, that's Mettaton. And even if it wasn't that still won't be for another chapter or two.

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Quill walked in from the art section of the studio-lab, bits of black ink splattered on his hands. He seemed to be in a very good mood, art always tended to do that for him.

"Oh, hey Quill! You're here early!" Snow exclaimed.

"Yup. So, what's in the box? Did you get any of Muffet's famous donuts?"

"I actually don't know. She packed it up for us as a surprise, apparently she baked some new stuff and wanted us to try it," Snow said. "I think we should open it up after we discuss some stuff though, it can be our mid-meeting snack."

"Oh, yeah, and I brought pie," said Quill cheerfully.

"Yay! I love your pie!"

"It's time to begin the meeting now," said Chara, rather impatiently.

"Okay, okay. Calm down Chara. We will start the meeting now."

"Thank you."

"HEY! All of y'all get over to this table right now!"

Lune and Stretch walked on over, still chatting about something, probably dimensional differences.

Chara, Snow, and Quill had already settled into their spots at the large round table, which was made of paint-splattered wood and had chunks missing in various places, although most notably around the spot where Snow was sitting. There were also several gashes and scrapes that seemed like they could've possibly been from a knife.

"Okay. Now that we're all here, let's begin the meeting by introducing ourselves, for Stretch's sake. I'm Snow. Judge of Startale."

"I'm Lune. I'm kinda the Royal Scientist? Maybe? And I'm a Kitsune, if you couldn't tell."

"I'm Chara. I came here from Storyshift, and now I'm one of the adopted children of the Queen, alongside my brother, Azzy."

"Quill, Keeper of the Ruins. I came here from InkSwap."

"I'm Stretch, although you already know that. I'm here due to accidentally portalling into the Void whilst fleeing from Ink, and then we ended up here."

"Well, that explains how you and your little brother still have AU links but are here," said Chara.

"I've been wondering... what do you mean by AU links?"

"AU links are the connection you have to your home AU, in your case, Underswap. If you don't have an AU link, then you're an Outcode, like your friend Error... although I'm not sure if he's truly an Outcode, as he seems to have an extremely weak link to an unidentifiable AU," explained Snow.
"The reason Startale exists is to allow Outcodes to find a new home- its magic is strong enough to create AU links if someone stays through a reset, they'll become linked. AU links are actually what provide Judges with their karmatic power boost. It gives them a link to all of the inhabitants of the AU, and each time one of them is killed, their magic is added to the karma, and the Judge can use it for their final judgement."